Device and method of making ornamental designs



S. T. DAL EY July 8, 1941.

DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING ORNAMENTAL DESIGNS Filed-Feb. 15. 1940INVENTOR SAMUEL 7.' DALEY.

v ATTORNEYS.

Patented July 8, 1941 DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING ORNAMENTAL DESIGNSSamuel '1. Daley, Akron, Ohio Application February 13, 1940, Serial No.318,728

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a device and method of making ornamentaldesigns.

The general purpose of the invention is to provide a method and devicefor making ornamental designs in sheet material, such as cardboard,fibre board, or the like, for educational and amusement purposes.

One object of the invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed, including a perforate card, preferably with uniformly spacedperforations in rows, whereby the material between perforations may becut as desired to form designs in the card, there being an imperforatemargin about the card to sustain the perforate portion, particularly atthe edges thereof, during the design-cutting operations.

The foregoing and other purposes or objects will be manifest from thefollowing brief description and the accompanying drawing.

Of the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan View of a perforate card embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view of a corner portion of the cardshown in Figure 1, but with a design cut therein in accordance with theinvention.

Figure 3 is a cross-section through a portion of a perforate card andillustrating the manner of cutting the material between theperforations.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral designates a card having uniformlyspaced rows of perforations H, H, the card being of suitable materialadapted to be cut with a sharp tool. Extending about card Hi may be animperforate margin l2.

In the practice of the invention, as for example as a game of amusementfor children, a

number of cards Ii! may be supplied in a container (not shown), togetherwith a smooth sheet I3 of imperforate material, such as fibreboard, ashort chisel-edged tool i4, and the usual directions or instructions forusing the device. The sheet I 3 is used as a backing for a card l0,while tool I4 is used to cut the material between adjacent perforationsII, as shown in full and chain-dotted lines in Figure 3. In this mannera great variety of designs may be formed inside the imperforate marginI2. This margin serves to sustain the perforate portion of the card,particularly at the edges thereof, while the design cutting operationsare being performed.

The cards Ill may have designs cut therein for various practical uses,as well as for providing amusement. For example, the cards may haveborder designs cut therein to provide an ornamental backing for apicture, photograph, or the like.

Modifications of the invention may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit thereof or the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A device of the character described comprising a sheet of materialhaving uniformly and closely spaced perforations, the material betweenthe perforations being adapted to be cut with a sharp-edged tool to forma design in the sheet, said sheet having an imperforate margin aroundthe edges of said perforated portion, said margin being substantiallywider than the material be tween adjacent perforations to sustain theperforate portion during or after the design-cutting operations.

SAMUEL T. DALEY.

